Togs day afternoon: Dress your pooch for the beach

This image provided by PetSmart shows a dog in Tommy Bahama beach wear. Tommy Bahama Pets will be in PetSmart Inc. stores through August. There's a designer shirt and a dress with a ruffled skirt made with Bahama's traditional hibiscus fabric. There are other shirts with palm trees and fish and chips, an Aloha Tee, hats and toys in the shape of thongs. (AP Photo/PetsMart)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here’s a rule that only applies to dog beaches: they are all clothing optional.

So if you’re one of the rare owners that dress up your dog, designers have options for your beach-bound hound.

From bikinis to surf trunks, clothing makers have found a niche to sell garb for the pampered pooch that has almost everything.

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Tommy Bahama Pets offers a Hawaiian shirt and a dress with a ruffled skirt made with the brand’s traditional hibiscus fabric. Designer John Bartlett makes a canine beach tank top. And Martha Stewart Inc. produces a practical life jacket to give surfing and boating dogs a boost in the water.